is it true that you need to face your fears?

Question

is it true that you need to face your fears to evercome in it?

Answer 1

I'm sure it is true, unless you fear death. Then I don't think that dying will help you to over come it. But for little stuff, I'm sure its true. But I will never be able to tell you for sure because I don't plan on facing any of my fears anytime soon...I'd rather just fear them....lol

Answer 2

Only if that fear is keeping you from living a full life. For example; fear of flying in an airplane, fear of elevators, fear of crowds or other everyday fears which others take in their stride. A process called desensitizing is a method used by many people and professionals where the person is slowly exposed to a fearful situation, perhaps initially with the help of anti-anxiety medication a person can begin to overcome their particular fear.

Answer 3

Yes, face up to your demons, name them, own them, then kill them!!

I really do believe that we are here on this planet so we can work through our own personal demons. I have noticed that if an issue comes up in my life which I don't deal with, it will come back again and again, in a different form but it's the same problem. Unless you sort it, it won't leave you be. Fear can be overwhelming and powerful but its like a big baloon - it looks big, but then you find a way to pop it and it doesn't look like anything anymore. But, we have loads of different balloons at this party to get through, so there's no point wasting time over only one of them.

I'm sure that's why we are attracted to certain people who maybe have strengths we admire who are maybe the opposite of us personality-wise. They know how to deal with problems that we can't, we should learn from them otherwise we could be reliving life again and again and again until we work out how to get through it.

Answer 4

How would you work on overcoming a fear of something if you're in denial about it? Facing fears just means admitting to them and being willing to work on them. It does not mean that you have to be thrown into the situations you're afraid of in order to get over them (although that can be a part of desensitization with a qualified therapist).

Answer 5

Not always.

It depends on the fear and the cause/event that created it. It also depends on to what extent the fear interferes with your ability to live your life to its fullest.

Its slightly similar to not liking a certain food. Sometimes, trying the food again under a different set of circumstances can make you appreciate it more, even if it is never one of your favorites, so that you don't have a fit if it's served to you accidentally or its the only left to eat, but it can also make you more resentful of the food and create a stronger 'repulsion' against it.

The thing about fears is that they are things that are associated with feelings of powerlessness, helplessness, and loss-of-control. We aren't afraid of driving a car, we are afraid of getting into an accident (something out of our control). So, trying to 'force' yourself to face your fear can, subconsciously, actually strengthen your fear because the 'fear' is directing your behavior; first to avoid it, then to confront it. The 'you' that wants to avoid the fear is being overruled by a different 'other' voice telling you to 'get over' the fear, which is only reinforcing the fact that you aren't in control, aren't being listened too.

The best way to deal with a fear is to meet it on your own terms. Even if its a fear you might 'think' is silly or ridiculous, that isn't the real you thinking that. The real 'you' is the one who is afraid; so listen to that voice.

It's the same as working out. Working with your fears is like working out; do enough that you can handle, not what others can handle. I have a fear of spiders (more precisely, of spiders crawling on me) but I have spiders in my apt. that I let stay because I want to acclimate myself to their presance. This doesn't mean I don't panic when one acidentally strays in my path, but its rare enough that I can still tolerate their presence. But I wouldn't dare try to suggest to someone else, who is a major arachnaphobe, to do the same thing.

And there are other fears which I, for the most part, would never engage in (fear of flying is a major one, although I would consider it if I had a chance to visit Europe) or even think about. So it depends on the fear and how strongly it affects you. Sometimes, our fears define us as much as the foods we like, or dislike.

Answer 6

I'm sure that there are many ways to overcome your fears...

I was always afraid of heights... Until I got pushed out of the door of an airplane in jump school. So, I can say that facing my fears worked for me!

Answer 7

Yeah one of my friends always use to say "RUN TOWARDS YOUR FEAR".
It is right that you need to face fears to overcome it.
If standing inside a circle that looks as a big problem to get out but at the same time if you step out of the circle & c that u can find it to b a very small problem than you expected it to be. So run towards your fear inorder to overcome it.

Answer 8

nicely i imagine that folk get fears because of something that happend on your previous life. Like something that makes you careful. i imagine that you will be scared in case you do the terror or no longer. I dont fairly imagine that dealing with them does something. life is meant to have fears. it really is aside of your life. you may have fears universal and a number of them you arent going to be waiting to face.

Answer 9

Yes it is true, but saying that, one of my greatest fears are sharks and I have no intention of facing one nor is anyone going to persuade me that that would be the best thing to do, even though it probably would be.

Answer 10

In order to get past any obstacle, you must confront it. Avoiding it only prolongs your agony. Because sooner or later, you're going to have to deal with it. So, why not deal with it now? Yes, you must always face your fears head on.